Blue Bell

New Year ’s Eve is the time when a woman wants to be kissed by the lover of her life, and the men want to be there to solidify their relationship with their woman. It is the time when everyone unites together and welcomes the New Year by dining together and eating Ice creams. But, how bad it would be for an ice cream company that has to face criminal investigation on being charged for contamination during the festive season? Similar case happened with Blue Bell Creameries which is facing criminal investigation by the U.S.

Representatives of the United States Department of Justice announced on Tuesday, December 29 that a criminal investigation has been launched against Blue Bell Creameries after the deadly Listeria outbreak took place earlier this year.

The federal department’s Consumer Protection Branch will carry out the investigation, which will coordinated by trial attorney Patrick Hearn. The ice cream linked to Listeria took lives of three people. During in a FDA investigation, Listeria was found in all of three Blue Bell’s production plants located in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas.

You heard it right, Blue Bell Ice Cream is returning to Louisiana on Monday. Shoppers and store clerks have welcomed the news, which is just in time for the holiday season. Managers expected their freezers stocked with Blue Bell Ice Cream by 10 am Monday.

Blue Bell was withdrawn from store shelves in April owing to listeria concerns, said the Food and Drug Administration. At least 10 people fell sick and three died from the listeria outbreak, which was linked to Blue Bell plants and 23 states were affected.

Two former production workers of Blue Bell Ice Cream said that listeria outbreak could have been easily avoided. They have even made claims that management did not pay attention to complaints by them about hazardous conditions at factory linked with the outbreak.

In the outbreak, 10 people became sick and three were killed. There could have been worse situation if the deadly bacteria would not have been discovered. It was no less than a shock for Blue Bell customers to know about the listeria outbreak.

It was proud moment for Blue Bell Creameries who announced loud on Twitter and Facebook that they are back. Ice cream shipments have been resumed after hiatus of four months, as listeria contaminated led to a temporary ban on sales and production.

The company said that its trucks filled with ice creams are on the road again. Along with the message, Blue Bell has also posted a video of a Blue Bell delivery truck coming out a loading dock at its Sylacauga, Alabama facility.

For weeks, Blue Bell Creameries has been issuing recalls for its products due to listeria contamination risk. On Monday, the company has announced that it is recalling its complete products ranging from ice cream, frozen yoghurt, sherbet and other frozen snacks.